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v SELF SEALING SHIPPING CAN. N0. 471;871. I I Patented Mar. 29,1892.

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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DAVID A. LISK AND TRIS'IRAM D. BROWN, OF CLIFTON SPRINGS, NEW YORK,ASSIGNORS TO THE LISK MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LIMITED,

OF SAME PLACE.

SELF-SEALlN G SHIPPING-CAN.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 471,871, dated March 29,1892.

Application filed June 6, 1891. Serial No.395,307. (N model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, DAVID A. LISK and TRISTRAM D. BROWN, citizens ofthe United States of America, residing at Clifton Springs, in the countyof Ontario and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Self-Sealing Shipping-Cans; and we do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to letters of reference marked thereon, which forn1 a part of this i5 specification.

This invention relates to improvements in shipping cans for shipping andhandling such liquids as are liable to evaporate; and it consists inproviding such a shipping-can 2o withastopper which will automaticallyopen when the spout of the can is lowered by turning said can upon itspivot and be closed when the spout of the can is locatedwithin theshipping-case, said stopper being also adapted to cover the vent-tubelocated within the can and spout thereof, as will be hereinafter fullyset forth, and particularly pointed outin the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure1 is avertical sectional view of our improved shipping-can, showing thecan in an upright position with the stopper closed in full lines and ina lowered position with the spout open in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is aperspective view of the improved case and can closed.

A refers to the shipping-case, which is made of wood and is of ordinaryconstruction. At the upper end of the case and adjacent to 40 the frontedge of the top is located a bracket (1. The can B is pivoted within thecase, as shown, the pivots being located to one side of the center ofthe can, so that said can will have an eccentric movement in the case.

The can has a spout O, which is provided with a discharge-nozzle dot theshape shown, and to the rear 'end of this nozzle is pivotally secured avalve or stopper D, having a weighted end or arm E beyond the pivot.Within the spout and body of the can is secured a venttube F, saidvent-tube terminating within the can above the normal liquid level whenthe canis either raised or lowered.

The operation :of this improved valve or stopper is as follows: When thecan is lowered in the case to the position shown in dotted lines, Fig.1,.the weighted end of the arm carrying the stopper will strike thebracket a and automatically remove said stopper from the spout, and whenthe can is 6c turned upon its pivot the bracket or dependstrip willengage with the stopper and hold the same firmly upon the spout, therebysealing the can.

'We are aware that prior to our invention it has been proposed to pivotacan eccentrically within a case and provide the upper end of the casewith a cushion against which the discharge-spout of the can will abut,and we donot claim such construction as our invention.

We are also aware that it has been pro posed to pivot a spouted caneccentrically within a case; but in such instances the spout eitherprojects from the case when raised or does not project beyond the casewhen lowered. W'ith our improvement when the can Bis turned upon itspivotthe nozzle or spout is projected beyond the casing, and when thespout is in a vertical position it is entirely within the case, and thecan is automatically sealed-by a stopper which also seals the venttube.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire tosecure by Let- 8 5 ters Patent, is

1. The'combinatiomwith a case having a depending bracket secured to theupper end thereof, a can pivoted eccentrically within the case andprovided with a swinging stop- 0 per which is adapted to engage with thebracket when the can is swung within the case, so as to close said can,substantially as set forth.

2. In combination with the shipping-case 5 A, having a depending bracketattached to the upper front portion of the case, a can eccentricallypivoted therein, said can having a spout O and nozzle 0, the spout andnozzle being adapted to be located entirely within the case whenelevated and projected beyond position to cover the spout and vent-tubethe case when lowered, and a swinging stopper pivoted to the nozzle,against which the lower end of the bracket abuts when the can iselevated, substantially as set forth.

3. In combination with a shipping-case having a bracket a, .a caneccentrically pivoted with'n the case, and a spout having a stoppervwith a weighted arm pivoted thereto, said when said stopper is inengagement with the bracket, substantially as set forth.

5. In combination with a shipping-case, a

valve-closing bracket attached to the under side of the top of the caseadjacent to the DAVID A. LISK. TRISTRAM D. BROWN Witnesses:

ELI J. CRANDALL, JOHN S; ANDREWS.

